Room Enough

0:00:00.240 --> 0:00:02.640 You and your dog are close, like watch each other 0:00:02.680 --> 0:00:04.960 go to the bathroom close, But you could be even 0:00:05.000 --> 0:00:08.880 closer with BarkBox. Every month, BarkBox brings dogs and their 0:00:08.920 --> 0:00:12.639 humans together with original toys and delicious treatment. Sign up 0:00:12.640 --> 0:00:14.880 now at BarkBox dot com. Slash iHeart. 0:00:15.400 --> 0:00:18.119 No one likes to talk about money. Am I saving enough? 0:00:18.200 --> 0:00:20.239 Can I buy a house? Am I paying too much 0:00:20.280 --> 0:00:22.960 in taxes? Will I be able to retire? What if 0:00:23.000 --> 0:00:25.600 you could unlock insights about your finances in less than 0:00:25.600 --> 0:00:28.080 five minutes, with a clear picture of where you stand 0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:30.880 today and where your money can work harder. Now you 0:00:31.000 --> 0:00:34.000 can visit facet dot com to take the free quiz 0:00:34.040 --> 0:00:38.600 and get your financial wellness score today. That's facet dot com. 0:00:38.640 --> 0:00:40.720 This ad is sponsored by fast Fast Wealth Incorporated is 0:00:40.720 --> 0:00:42.720 an sec registered investment advisor. This is not an offer 0:00:42.760 --> 0:00:44.559 to buy your self securities snoor is it investment, legal 0:00:44.680 --> 0:00:45.280 or tax advice. 0:00:46.000 --> 0:00:49.199 You're ready for a comeback, and with Purdue Global you 0:00:49.240 --> 0:00:52.440 can do more than take classes. You can take charge 0:00:52.720 --> 0:00:56.760 of your story, of your career, of your life. Earn 0:00:56.800 --> 0:00:58.800 a degree you can be proud of, and get an 0:00:58.920 --> 0:01:03.760 education employeer respect. It's time, Your time, not just to 0:01:03.800 --> 0:01:06.199 go back to school, but to come back and move 0:01:06.280 --> 0:01:11.039 forward with Purdue Global, Purdue's online university for working adults. 0:01:11.680 --> 0:01:15.160 Start your comeback at Purdueglobal dot edu. 0:01:28.000 --> 0:01:30.520 Well, God bless you. It's a joy to come into 0:01:30.520 --> 0:01:33.480 your homes. And if you're ever in our area, please 0:01:33.520 --> 0:01:36.160 stop buying. Be a part of one of our services. 0:01:36.280 --> 0:01:38.679 I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 0:01:39.480 --> 0:01:41.640 I like to start with something funny, and I heard 0:01:41.640 --> 0:01:44.480 about this elderly lady. She was at the store and 0:01:44.720 --> 0:01:47.680 accidentally locked her keys in the car. She had a 0:01:47.680 --> 0:01:50.480 coat hanger and was trying, trying, but she couldn't get 0:01:50.480 --> 0:01:54.040 it unlocked. She finally prayed and asked God to help her. 0:01:54.440 --> 0:01:57.720 About that time, this real rough looking guy pulled up 0:01:57.720 --> 0:02:01.240 on a motorcycle. He was dressed in lets, other tattoos, 0:02:01.360 --> 0:02:04.680 wearing a skull cap. In fifteen seconds, he had the 0:02:04.720 --> 0:02:07.760 car unlocked. She gave him a hug and said, Lord, 0:02:07.880 --> 0:02:11.160 thank you for sending me this nice man. He said, Lady, 0:02:11.360 --> 0:02:13.680 I'm not a nice man. I just got out of 0:02:13.720 --> 0:02:15.560 prison for auto theft. 0:02:15.840 --> 0:02:18.040 She hugged him again and said, Lord, thank you. 0:02:18.040 --> 0:02:22.200 You even sent me a professional mid say it like 0:02:22.240 --> 0:02:25.040 you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what 0:02:25.160 --> 0:02:27.680 it says I am. I have what it says I have. 0:02:28.240 --> 0:02:30.720 I can do what it says I can do. Today 0:02:30.840 --> 0:02:34.120 I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 0:02:34.560 --> 0:02:37.959 My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 0:02:38.000 --> 0:02:41.680 never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 0:02:43.200 --> 0:02:45.720 I want to talk to you today about room enough. 0:02:46.680 --> 0:02:49.480 We all have things in life that come against us, 0:02:50.080 --> 0:02:51.519 situations that aren't. 0:02:51.200 --> 0:02:53.200 Fair, people that do us wrong. 0:02:53.720 --> 0:02:56.320 It's easy to get discouraged and think that's the way 0:02:56.320 --> 0:02:59.520 it's always going to be. But just because you have 0:02:59.600 --> 0:03:04.400 office position doesn't mean you're not in God's will. Paul 0:03:04.440 --> 0:03:08.519 said in Corinthians, A wide door of opportunity is open, 0:03:09.080 --> 0:03:13.760 and there are many adversaries. Anytime you're going to move forward, 0:03:14.240 --> 0:03:18.200 anytime you're about to take new ground, there will be opposition, 0:03:18.880 --> 0:03:20.360 people trying to discourage you. 0:03:20.800 --> 0:03:22.120 Things you don't understand. 0:03:23.000 --> 0:03:27.040 The people that reach their destiny aren't moved by what's 0:03:27.120 --> 0:03:31.360 not working out. They know God is in control, that 0:03:31.440 --> 0:03:35.200 he's directing their steps, that what was meant for harm 0:03:35.520 --> 0:03:38.640 he's going to turn to their advantage. They know the 0:03:38.760 --> 0:03:42.080 setback is really a set up for God to do 0:03:42.160 --> 0:03:42.840 something greater. 0:03:43.520 --> 0:03:45.840 Now, opposition is a sign that. 0:03:45.800 --> 0:03:49.680 Promotion is coming, healing is coming, New levels are on 0:03:49.760 --> 0:03:53.400 the way. When God was going to promote David, take 0:03:53.480 --> 0:03:56.720 him from the shepherd's fields, a teenager taking care of 0:03:56.760 --> 0:04:00.040 his father's sheep, and give him the respect and in 0:04:00.040 --> 0:04:01.360 influence of the whole nation. 0:04:02.320 --> 0:04:05.600 He didn't send David a friend. He didn't have. 0:04:05.600 --> 0:04:08.960 King Saul say, I see potential in this young man. 0:04:09.240 --> 0:04:13.760 Let's give him a chance. No, God sent David an enemy. 0:04:13.840 --> 0:04:15.280 He sent him a giant. 0:04:16.000 --> 0:04:19.520 David could have thought, God, I don't understand it. Samuel 0:04:19.560 --> 0:04:22.520 said I'd be the next king. He anointed me in 0:04:22.520 --> 0:04:25.839 front of my family, But he didn't say anything. 0:04:25.520 --> 0:04:26.560 About this giant. 0:04:27.200 --> 0:04:31.760 No, David understood this principle. With the opportunity, there would 0:04:31.760 --> 0:04:37.240 be opposition. When he defeated Goliath, he became an overnight hero. 0:04:38.080 --> 0:04:42.880 All of Israel took notice, not because Samuel anointed him. 0:04:43.320 --> 0:04:46.800 Nobody celebrated David. When the prophet poured oil on his 0:04:46.880 --> 0:04:50.440 head and said he would be the next king, they thought, 0:04:50.520 --> 0:04:53.599 no big deal, it's just David. Pour all the oil 0:04:53.640 --> 0:04:57.520 you want, doesn't change anything. David even went back to 0:04:57.560 --> 0:05:01.040 the shepherd's fields after he was anointed, it didn't look 0:05:01.080 --> 0:05:05.960 any different. But when he defeated Goliath, that one victory 0:05:06.480 --> 0:05:11.479 gave him instant respect from all of Israel. The giants 0:05:11.520 --> 0:05:15.159 you face weren't sent to defeat you, but to show 0:05:15.279 --> 0:05:19.440 people the anointing on your life. It's one thing to 0:05:19.560 --> 0:05:22.760 say you're anointed, but God is going to prove you're 0:05:22.760 --> 0:05:27.520 anointed when you defeat that giant, when you break the addiction, 0:05:28.080 --> 0:05:31.000 when you beat the cancer, when you pay your house off, 0:05:31.279 --> 0:05:33.080 when your business takes off. 0:05:33.440 --> 0:05:34.880 There won't be any doubt. 0:05:35.160 --> 0:05:39.279 People will see the favor of God on your life. 0:05:39.320 --> 0:05:41.920 They're going to have a new respect for you. 0:05:42.720 --> 0:05:45.760 They may have dismissed you in the past, not paid 0:05:45.880 --> 0:05:48.640 much attention, or it's just David a teenager. 0:05:48.680 --> 0:05:51.280 He doesn't have much to offer. Or get ready. 0:05:51.640 --> 0:05:56.320 God is about to show out That giant may be bigger, stronger, 0:05:56.520 --> 0:05:59.719 more powerful, but it is no match for our God. 0:06:00.640 --> 0:06:02.400 Don't run away from the giant. 0:06:02.760 --> 0:06:03.880 Run to the giant. 0:06:04.400 --> 0:06:07.400 The giant is not going to defeat you. It's going 0:06:07.440 --> 0:06:10.840 to establish you. The giant is going to give you 0:06:10.920 --> 0:06:12.800 a new level of influence. 0:06:13.279 --> 0:06:16.400 It's going to cause people to see that you're favored. 0:06:16.960 --> 0:06:18.080 They may not like you. 0:06:18.680 --> 0:06:21.440 They may never be for you, but they won't be 0:06:21.480 --> 0:06:24.599 able to deny the fact of the blessing that God 0:06:24.600 --> 0:06:29.880 put on your life. After David defeated Goliath, you don't 0:06:29.960 --> 0:06:34.200 read any more about Goliath. Goliath's whole purpose was to 0:06:34.360 --> 0:06:38.320 establish David, don't complain about your giants. 0:06:38.680 --> 0:06:42.160 Without that giant, you couldn't take your throne, so to speak. 0:06:42.760 --> 0:06:44.760 Without that opposition, you. 0:06:44.760 --> 0:06:48.480 Wouldn't see the fullness of your destiny. And none of us, 0:06:48.520 --> 0:06:52.360 of course like difficulties, but keep the right perspective. 0:06:52.680 --> 0:06:53.560 On the other. 0:06:53.560 --> 0:06:58.120 Side is a new level. You have to outlast the opposition. 0:06:58.760 --> 0:07:01.160 You have to have a made up mind. You are 0:07:01.240 --> 0:07:04.320 in it to win it. God didn't bring you this 0:07:04.480 --> 0:07:08.120 far to leave you. He knows what's happening. He sees 0:07:08.160 --> 0:07:11.320 the medical report, he sees who's not treating you right. 0:07:11.920 --> 0:07:15.560 If you'll stay in faith like David, you'll not only 0:07:15.640 --> 0:07:19.200 come out, you'll come out better, promoted to a new 0:07:19.280 --> 0:07:23.320 level of your destiny. This is what happened with Isaac 0:07:23.800 --> 0:07:27.880 in Genesis chapter twenty six. He faced all kinds of opposition. 0:07:28.600 --> 0:07:30.320 Isaac was very successful. 0:07:30.960 --> 0:07:34.240 His crops had produced record amounts that year, and he 0:07:34.320 --> 0:07:38.360 was honoring God doing the right thing. But his neighbors, 0:07:38.600 --> 0:07:42.640 the Philistines, when they saw how blessed he was, how 0:07:42.680 --> 0:07:46.240 his crops had taken off. Instead of being happy for him, 0:07:46.720 --> 0:07:47.640 they were jealous. 0:07:48.120 --> 0:07:49.680 They didn't want him there anymore. 0:07:50.560 --> 0:07:55.480 Don't be surprised when God blesses you if everyone doesn't 0:07:55.520 --> 0:08:01.000 celebrate you. Some people can't handle your success. They're fine 0:08:01.280 --> 0:08:03.520 as long as you stay at their level, they'll be 0:08:03.560 --> 0:08:06.480 for you. But when God takes you to the next level, 0:08:07.080 --> 0:08:09.760 when He shows out in your life, they may not 0:08:10.000 --> 0:08:14.520 be happy for you. Instead of getting discouraged, remember that 0:08:14.640 --> 0:08:19.600 opposition is a sign that promotion is coming. You're blessed now, 0:08:19.800 --> 0:08:23.120 but God has something greater, something that you haven't seen. 0:08:23.960 --> 0:08:27.920 The Philistines were so jealous they clogged up Isaac's wells 0:08:28.000 --> 0:08:31.360 with dirt. He didn't have any water for his animals 0:08:31.440 --> 0:08:34.800 or any way to water his crops. The king told 0:08:34.880 --> 0:08:38.439 Isaac that he was too blessed, too powerful. He had 0:08:38.440 --> 0:08:42.800 to leave that area. Isaac could have fought him, thought, no, 0:08:42.960 --> 0:08:46.200 this is where God blessed me. I'm staying here. But 0:08:46.320 --> 0:08:50.160 after he prayed, Isaac knew he was supposed to leave, 0:08:51.080 --> 0:08:54.600 and I'm sure he was disappointed. He never dreamed he'd 0:08:54.600 --> 0:08:57.520 have to start all over. But when you do the 0:08:57.600 --> 0:09:01.079 right thing, when the wrong thing is happened, you're sowing 0:09:01.160 --> 0:09:04.520 a seed for God to bless you. It may look 0:09:04.600 --> 0:09:07.680 like somebody's getting the best of you. It was unfair, 0:09:08.320 --> 0:09:10.920 Like Isaac, you did what was right, but it puts 0:09:10.920 --> 0:09:12.240 you at a disadvantage. 0:09:12.720 --> 0:09:14.840 Don't worry. Your time is coming. 0:09:15.520 --> 0:09:18.839 They think they're pushing you down, Really they're pushing you up. 0:09:20.080 --> 0:09:23.319 Isaac took the high road and moved to the valley 0:09:23.440 --> 0:09:27.560 of Gerar. It looked like he was going the wrong direction. 0:09:28.240 --> 0:09:29.079 He'd been up on the. 0:09:29.080 --> 0:09:30.760 High places so blessed. 0:09:31.040 --> 0:09:34.200 Now he was going down to the valley. But the 0:09:34.280 --> 0:09:38.720 blessing is not on your location. The blessing is on you. 0:09:39.320 --> 0:09:43.240 Wherever you go. The blessing goes when you take the 0:09:43.320 --> 0:09:48.079 high road and make adjustments to keep the peace. It 0:09:48.120 --> 0:09:51.760 may look like you're going backwards, having to start all over, 0:09:52.520 --> 0:09:55.360 But when you do the right thing, you will never 0:09:55.559 --> 0:09:59.640 end up with less, less resources, less influence, less joy. 0:10:00.000 --> 0:10:03.120 There may be a season of less, but increase is coming, 0:10:03.480 --> 0:10:07.800 Promotion is coming, Abundance is coming. Isaac moved to the 0:10:07.880 --> 0:10:12.319 valley and had his men redig the wells that belonged 0:10:12.320 --> 0:10:15.800 to his father. He was on his old property. The 0:10:15.840 --> 0:10:18.320 local shepherds came up and said, what are you doing. 0:10:18.480 --> 0:10:20.040 You can't redig these wells. 0:10:20.240 --> 0:10:24.679 They belonged to us. They started arguing with Isaac's men. 0:10:25.679 --> 0:10:29.000 Isaac could have made a big deal about it, after all, 0:10:29.040 --> 0:10:32.679 it was his property, it belonged to his father. Instead, 0:10:33.240 --> 0:10:36.600 Isaac told his men to stop digging and let them 0:10:36.640 --> 0:10:42.040 have it. Another disappointment. Verse twenty says Isaac named. 0:10:41.760 --> 0:10:46.360 Those wells argument. He knew if he'd ha stayed, it 0:10:46.360 --> 0:10:47.560 would start a big fight. 0:10:48.400 --> 0:10:51.560 Even if he won, it would be an ongoing battle 0:10:51.640 --> 0:10:55.520 with strife and conflict. And yes, sometimes you need to 0:10:55.559 --> 0:10:58.600 stay and fight the good fight, take what belongs to you. 0:10:59.480 --> 0:11:02.720 But there are there are times, like with Isaac, you 0:11:02.800 --> 0:11:05.760 need to walk away and let God make it up 0:11:05.800 --> 0:11:09.000 to you. You could win, but it's going to do 0:11:09.080 --> 0:11:13.120 so much damage and cause so much ongoing trouble. It 0:11:13.160 --> 0:11:16.079 would be better to just let it go. And this 0:11:16.120 --> 0:11:19.160 is what Isaac did. He moved to a different place 0:11:19.520 --> 0:11:20.840 and dug some new wells. 0:11:21.360 --> 0:11:25.120 Same thing happened. The local people came up and opposed him. 0:11:25.440 --> 0:11:29.680 Isaac named those wells opposition He could have thought, God, 0:11:29.720 --> 0:11:32.680 I'm done. I've been faithful. I got kicked out of 0:11:32.720 --> 0:11:36.000 my own land. I reduged the wells of my father's 0:11:36.000 --> 0:11:36.800 That didn't work out. 0:11:36.800 --> 0:11:39.880 It's never going to happen. No, Isaac had a made 0:11:39.960 --> 0:11:40.480 up mind. 0:11:41.080 --> 0:11:44.199 He knew on the other side of the adversity was 0:11:44.240 --> 0:11:47.880 a new level. He found a different place, dug some 0:11:47.960 --> 0:11:52.560 more wells. This time the water not only freely flowed, but. 0:11:52.440 --> 0:11:54.520 The people left him alone. 0:11:54.679 --> 0:11:59.440 The scripture says Isaac named these wells room enough. One 0:11:59.480 --> 0:12:05.240 translations says it was a wide open, abundant place. Notice 0:12:05.280 --> 0:12:09.560 the principle, if you'll pass these tests and go through 0:12:09.760 --> 0:12:13.880 the well of argument, through the well of opposition, then 0:12:13.920 --> 0:12:16.680 you will come to the well of room enough, the 0:12:16.720 --> 0:12:21.320 well of wide open places, the well of abundance. The 0:12:21.440 --> 0:12:25.000 mistake we make too often is we get stuck at 0:12:25.040 --> 0:12:29.040 the well of argument trying to prove our point, convince 0:12:29.080 --> 0:12:32.440 somebody that we're right. Those first set of wells, they 0:12:32.559 --> 0:12:34.320 belong to Isaac's family. 0:12:34.679 --> 0:12:36.319 He had a right to them. 0:12:36.480 --> 0:12:39.480 But there are some battles that are not worth fighting. 0:12:40.520 --> 0:12:44.560 When you're a peacemaker, you let somebody else be right, 0:12:44.960 --> 0:12:48.600 even though you know they're wrong. Everything in your mind 0:12:48.640 --> 0:12:51.720 will say you're weak. You're letting them get the best 0:12:51.720 --> 0:12:53.680 of you. You're going to have to go down. 0:12:53.600 --> 0:12:54.280 To the valley. 0:12:54.880 --> 0:12:58.160 But in the valley is where room enough is. That's 0:12:58.200 --> 0:13:01.360 where the place of abundance is. Don't get stuck at 0:13:01.360 --> 0:13:04.840 the will of argument. Well, Joel, it's not right. They 0:13:04.840 --> 0:13:08.440 did me wrong. Why don't you let God fight your battles. 0:13:08.760 --> 0:13:11.959 Why don't you let God be your vindicator. I can 0:13:12.040 --> 0:13:16.480 assure you God will vindicate you better than you can 0:13:16.559 --> 0:13:20.920 vindicate yourself. We're not called to straighten everyone out. 0:13:21.800 --> 0:13:25.040 They may be wrong. You know you're right, But you 0:13:25.200 --> 0:13:26.319 have to ask yourself. 0:13:26.679 --> 0:13:30.559 If you win the argument, what is it going to accomplish? 0:13:31.240 --> 0:13:33.840 Is it going to move you forward? Or is it 0:13:33.920 --> 0:13:35.319 just going to make you feel good? 0:13:36.200 --> 0:13:39.040 You could win, but in the big picture, it took 0:13:39.080 --> 0:13:42.760 your time, your energy, your focus, things you should be 0:13:42.880 --> 0:13:47.439 using for your own dreams. We fight too many battles 0:13:47.480 --> 0:13:51.319 that don't matter. If that battle is not between you 0:13:51.760 --> 0:13:54.559 and your God given destiny, it's a distraction. 0:13:55.440 --> 0:13:57.359 It's the enemy trying to lure. 0:13:57.120 --> 0:14:00.320 You off course, to get you stuck at the well 0:14:00.360 --> 0:14:03.680 of argument, when the will of room enough is waiting 0:14:03.720 --> 0:14:07.760 for you. You have to learn to let things go. Let 0:14:07.880 --> 0:14:12.040 somebody else be right for the sake of peace. Jesus 0:14:12.080 --> 0:14:17.200 said in Luke's six Ignore insults, don't bother to retaliate, 0:14:17.800 --> 0:14:22.200 maintain your dignity. We would go a lot further, We 0:14:22.200 --> 0:14:25.280 would enjoy life a lot more if we would simply 0:14:25.680 --> 0:14:29.960 ignore things. Somebody is talking about you. Don't try to 0:14:30.000 --> 0:14:30.800 straighten them out. 0:14:31.040 --> 0:14:35.520 Ignore it. Somebody did you wrong, don't retaliate. Let God 0:14:35.600 --> 0:14:36.560 fight your battles. 0:14:36.760 --> 0:14:41.280 Ignore it, and keep moving forward. They can't stop your destiny. 0:14:42.280 --> 0:14:45.320 I've been speaking in public now about seventeen years since 0:14:45.320 --> 0:14:48.360 my father died, and of course the more people you're 0:14:48.400 --> 0:14:51.400 in front of, the more critics you have. But I've 0:14:51.440 --> 0:14:54.400 found a critic has never been able to stop me. 0:14:55.120 --> 0:14:59.080 Somebody that doesn't like me, that may try to discredit 0:14:59.160 --> 0:14:59.600 me or. 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:01.160 Even say things that are not. 0:15:01.080 --> 0:15:05.760 True, they've never been able to keep me from rising higher. 0:15:06.880 --> 0:15:08.880 I didn't try to prove to them who I am. 0:15:09.440 --> 0:15:13.120 Answer my critics, convince them to like me. I found 0:15:13.200 --> 0:15:17.480 something more effective. Ignore it, don't pay it any attention, 0:15:18.080 --> 0:15:21.560 don't try to retaliate, don't sink down to their level. 0:15:22.400 --> 0:15:24.800 Maintain your dignity. 0:15:24.840 --> 0:15:27.000 Be a egle and rise above it. 0:15:28.040 --> 0:15:31.720 See an eagle can fly at heights that a crow 0:15:32.040 --> 0:15:36.080 cannot reach. There will always be some crows in your 0:15:36.160 --> 0:15:41.360 life pecking at you, trying debate you into conflict. You 0:15:41.520 --> 0:15:44.280 probably have some crows at the office. 0:15:44.920 --> 0:15:48.080 One of your relatives may be a crow. Your spouse. 0:15:48.120 --> 0:15:49.080 Maybe I'm just kidding. 0:15:50.560 --> 0:15:53.840 The only way to argue with the crow is to 0:15:53.880 --> 0:15:57.640 sink down to their level. If you find yourself in 0:15:57.720 --> 0:16:02.080 conflict upset, try to prove your point. As a sign 0:16:02.360 --> 0:16:05.120 you've come down too low. You need to go back 0:16:05.240 --> 0:16:06.240 up where you belong. 0:16:06.640 --> 0:16:09.800 You're an egle. Quit wasting time with that crow. 0:16:11.120 --> 0:16:14.080 The crows cannot go where you're going. 0:16:15.200 --> 0:16:17.840 Don't waste any emotional energy on that. 0:16:18.480 --> 0:16:22.080 Rise above it. God sees what's happening. He'll take care 0:16:22.080 --> 0:16:26.840 of your crows. The scripture says God opposes the people 0:16:26.880 --> 0:16:30.120 that oppose you, But if you go in and try 0:16:30.120 --> 0:16:33.560 to do God's work, God, let me oppose them, let 0:16:33.560 --> 0:16:34.400 me straighten them out. 0:16:34.400 --> 0:16:35.840 I got a good insult for them. 0:16:36.120 --> 0:16:38.160 God will step back and say, Okay, you do it 0:16:38.200 --> 0:16:41.080 on your own, you can handle it. But if you'll 0:16:41.080 --> 0:16:44.040 make a better decision and turn it over to God, 0:16:44.400 --> 0:16:48.600 he'll oppose who's opposing you. And when the most high God, 0:16:48.720 --> 0:16:52.000 the creator of the universe, opposes, nothing can. 0:16:51.880 --> 0:16:52.840 Stand against him. 0:16:54.320 --> 0:16:57.280 But when you're an egle, when you take the high road, 0:16:57.920 --> 0:17:02.240 some people will mistake that for weakness. The truth is 0:17:02.680 --> 0:17:06.280 it's a sign of strength. It takes a strong person 0:17:06.680 --> 0:17:11.040 to overlook an insult. It takes maturity to not get 0:17:11.080 --> 0:17:15.080 in an argument. Some people will try to bait you. 0:17:15.840 --> 0:17:19.480 They feed off of arguing. On purpose, they'll do things 0:17:19.520 --> 0:17:22.200 to try to get you riled up. If you take 0:17:22.240 --> 0:17:25.840 that bait, if you give in, you're allowing them to 0:17:25.960 --> 0:17:29.680 control you. They know if they push this button, you'll 0:17:29.680 --> 0:17:32.880 get upset. If they push that button, you'll start arguing. 0:17:33.480 --> 0:17:37.440 Do yourself a favor, turn those buttons off. Quit taking 0:17:37.480 --> 0:17:40.800 the bait. The next time that happens, just smile and 0:17:40.920 --> 0:17:44.600 keep moving forward. You have a destiny to fulfill. You 0:17:44.640 --> 0:17:49.080 don't have time to waste playing those games. One time, 0:17:49.119 --> 0:17:51.960 this man came up to me and he was very uptight, 0:17:52.200 --> 0:17:55.280 very stressed out, and he asked me what I believed 0:17:55.640 --> 0:17:59.119 about a certain scripture. I could tell he was ready 0:17:59.119 --> 0:18:00.320 to argue. 0:18:00.440 --> 0:18:01.119 I was young. 0:18:01.640 --> 0:18:04.800 I didn't understand what everything meant. Back then still don't 0:18:04.840 --> 0:18:06.920 today he read this scripture. 0:18:07.440 --> 0:18:10.720 I wasn't familiar with it. I asked him what he 0:18:10.760 --> 0:18:11.680 believed it meant. 0:18:12.280 --> 0:18:15.960 He started telling me very intensely, going on and on. 0:18:16.280 --> 0:18:19.919 It sounded right. I said, I believe what you believe. 0:18:20.760 --> 0:18:23.160 He no more heard that. It went in one ear 0:18:23.160 --> 0:18:26.360 and out the other. He started his whole argument up 0:18:26.400 --> 0:18:29.679 all over, getting more riled up, trying to convince me. 0:18:29.960 --> 0:18:32.040 When he paused, I said it again, I. 0:18:32.000 --> 0:18:33.200 Believe what you believe. 0:18:33.920 --> 0:18:37.440 He looked at me, puzzled, started up all over here. 0:18:37.520 --> 0:18:41.719 He had won the argument three times. The problem was 0:18:42.400 --> 0:18:43.679 he didn't want to have peace. 0:18:44.000 --> 0:18:45.879 He wanted to argue. 0:18:46.119 --> 0:18:49.880 Your time is too valuable to waste it with people 0:18:50.080 --> 0:18:51.280 that don't want to have peace. 0:18:52.960 --> 0:18:55.280 Don't argue doctrine with people. 0:18:55.680 --> 0:18:59.240 Don't argue politics things you're never going to agree on, 0:18:59.720 --> 0:19:03.080 for the sake of peace, Let somebody else be right. 0:19:03.760 --> 0:19:08.080 Proverbs twenty says avoiding a fight is a mark of honor. 0:19:08.760 --> 0:19:13.680 Only a fool insist on arguing it. Doesn't say winning 0:19:13.720 --> 0:19:17.000 a fight is a mark of honor. Proving your point, 0:19:17.320 --> 0:19:21.800 straightening somebody out, No, avoiding a fight, being an eagle 0:19:22.359 --> 0:19:26.480 overlooking some things, letting somebody else be right for the 0:19:26.560 --> 0:19:27.320 sake of peace. 0:19:27.720 --> 0:19:31.439 That's a mark of honor. This is especially important in 0:19:31.440 --> 0:19:32.240 our homes. 0:19:32.640 --> 0:19:36.200 It's easy to argue over petty things, things that really 0:19:36.200 --> 0:19:40.200 don't matter. I've seen people get a divorce not over 0:19:40.280 --> 0:19:44.240 something big. They're great people, they loved each other, but 0:19:44.320 --> 0:19:48.679 they argued over small things where their strife and division. 0:19:49.240 --> 0:19:52.960 Little things turn into big things. That's when our families 0:19:52.960 --> 0:19:56.840 can be torn apart. When you live with someone, you're 0:19:56.880 --> 0:19:59.200 not going to see eye to eye all the time, 0:20:00.080 --> 0:20:02.600 going to do things that get on your nerves, but 0:20:02.680 --> 0:20:03.800 you do things. 0:20:03.520 --> 0:20:06.600 That get on their nerves. You have to make this decision. 0:20:07.240 --> 0:20:10.520 I'm not going to allow strife in I'm going to 0:20:10.600 --> 0:20:12.760 do what I can to keep the peace. 0:20:13.240 --> 0:20:14.640 That means you're going to. 0:20:14.600 --> 0:20:18.560 Have to overlook some things what normally would upset you. 0:20:18.800 --> 0:20:19.919 The next time that. 0:20:19.880 --> 0:20:24.760 Happens, why don't you be an eagle and rise above it? Well, Joel, 0:20:24.800 --> 0:20:27.639 I'm waiting for her to change. God is waiting for 0:20:27.720 --> 0:20:28.439 you to change. 0:20:29.080 --> 0:20:29.280 Well. 0:20:29.280 --> 0:20:32.200 If he'll quit aggravating me, then I'll quit arguing. Why 0:20:32.200 --> 0:20:36.520 don't you be the peacemaker and rise above it. Years ago, 0:20:36.960 --> 0:20:40.639 Victoria and I were leaving the Astros ballgame their stadium downtown, 0:20:40.720 --> 0:20:43.600 and when I pulled out, I asked Victoria which way 0:20:43.640 --> 0:20:46.120 I needed to go right or left. She looked around 0:20:46.160 --> 0:20:49.920 and said we need to go right. I looked and said, no, Victoria, 0:20:49.920 --> 0:20:50.359 we need. 0:20:50.240 --> 0:20:50.879 To go left. 0:20:51.359 --> 0:20:53.840 She said, Joel, I'm positive we need to go right. 0:20:54.119 --> 0:20:57.200 I said, Victoria, our house is this way. I pulled 0:20:57.240 --> 0:20:59.920 out and turned left. She said, you're going to see 0:21:00.040 --> 0:21:04.200 you're going the wrong way. I zigzagged all over downtown. 0:21:04.800 --> 0:21:07.320 I had no idea where I was going, but I 0:21:07.320 --> 0:21:11.040 didn't tell her. I drove so confidently I could have 0:21:11.080 --> 0:21:14.959 won an Academy award. She said, Joel, we are just 0:21:15.080 --> 0:21:16.280 driving in circles. 0:21:16.359 --> 0:21:19.359 I said, we're not driving in circles. I'm going straight home. 0:21:20.560 --> 0:21:23.240 I was saying it by faith, but my faith wasn't working. 0:21:24.440 --> 0:21:27.119 About ten minutes later, I made a right turn and 0:21:27.160 --> 0:21:28.680 we were right back at the stadium. 0:21:28.720 --> 0:21:31.359 I couldn't believe it. What am I saying? 0:21:32.280 --> 0:21:35.400 I thought I was right, but I found out later 0:21:35.560 --> 0:21:39.440 I was wrong. And sometimes even when you think you're right, 0:21:39.840 --> 0:21:43.080 you need to swallow your pride and let somebody else 0:21:43.160 --> 0:21:46.720 be right. I would rather let the other person be 0:21:46.920 --> 0:21:50.120 right and have peace than for me to be right 0:21:50.400 --> 0:21:51.359 and not have peace. 0:21:52.280 --> 0:21:54.200 Now, when I'm going somewhere. 0:21:53.920 --> 0:21:58.040 I just say, honey, darling, sweetheart, which way would you 0:21:58.160 --> 0:22:01.280 like me to go? I don't ask questions. I don't 0:22:01.320 --> 0:22:07.040 check my GPS. Victoria is my GPS. If you're going 0:22:07.119 --> 0:22:09.879 to get to the well of room enough, you have 0:22:09.960 --> 0:22:13.360 to go through the well of argument, where you're tempted 0:22:13.400 --> 0:22:17.360 to get into strife and conflict, through the well of opposition, 0:22:17.800 --> 0:22:21.639 where things come against you, things you don't understand. You 0:22:21.720 --> 0:22:25.520 may be at a difficult place now, something is happening. 0:22:25.600 --> 0:22:28.040 That's not fair. Don't get discouraged. 0:22:28.280 --> 0:22:31.000 You're right where Isaac was. That's all a part of 0:22:31.000 --> 0:22:34.760 the process. You're at well number one, maybe well number two. 0:22:35.160 --> 0:22:38.199 The good news is well number three is coming. The 0:22:38.240 --> 0:22:41.280 will of room enough, the will of abundance. Now, don't 0:22:41.320 --> 0:22:45.399 get stuck at the first two wells. We all have opposition, 0:22:46.080 --> 0:22:48.959 we all have people that come against us. But if 0:22:49.000 --> 0:22:53.840 you'll keep moving forward like Isaac, you'll see God vindicate you, 0:22:54.320 --> 0:22:57.040 promote you. He'll take you where you could not go 0:22:57.200 --> 0:23:01.240 on your own. This is what happened with you. Everything 0:23:01.359 --> 0:23:04.399 was going great, then the bottom fell out. He lost 0:23:04.440 --> 0:23:08.000 his health, his family, his business. He was at the 0:23:08.000 --> 0:23:11.880 well of opposition. He didn't understand it. He was doing 0:23:11.920 --> 0:23:15.280 the right thing, but the wrong thing was happening. His 0:23:15.400 --> 0:23:18.640 friends told him that it was his fault. His wife said, 0:23:18.720 --> 0:23:22.280 Joe just cursed God and die. He came to the 0:23:22.320 --> 0:23:26.399 well of argument, the well of strife. Job looked around 0:23:26.440 --> 0:23:30.200 and said, I could not find God. I went forward 0:23:30.280 --> 0:23:33.600 and he wasn't there. I went backwards and he wasn't there. 0:23:34.480 --> 0:23:37.680 And sometimes in life you can't see what God is doing. 0:23:38.400 --> 0:23:41.399 You're praying, but it's not working out. Like Isaac, it 0:23:41.520 --> 0:23:44.680 was your land, but they asked you to leave. It's 0:23:44.720 --> 0:23:48.919 easy to make a judgment based on one season, to 0:23:49.280 --> 0:23:52.120 look at one period of your life and think that's 0:23:52.160 --> 0:23:54.600 the way it's always going to be, that determines the 0:23:54.640 --> 0:23:55.680 rest of your future. 0:23:55.960 --> 0:23:59.760 No, that's just one well. You can't see where God 0:23:59.800 --> 0:24:00.600 is taking you. 0:24:01.119 --> 0:24:04.800 All those clogged up wells, those wells of opposition, they 0:24:04.840 --> 0:24:07.080 are leading you to the well of room. 0:24:07.200 --> 0:24:07.480 Enough. 0:24:08.040 --> 0:24:11.679 Don't make a judgment based on a moment. Where you 0:24:11.800 --> 0:24:14.280 are is not your final destination. 0:24:14.640 --> 0:24:15.720 It's just a season. 0:24:16.640 --> 0:24:20.879 Job understood this. He didn't get discouraged, he didn't give up. 0:24:20.920 --> 0:24:22.760 He could have stopped at well number one, could have 0:24:22.760 --> 0:24:26.160 stayed at well number two. Instead, he kept moving forward. 0:24:26.640 --> 0:24:30.160 He stayed on the high road, overlooked some things. He 0:24:30.200 --> 0:24:33.120 came to well number three, to that place of abundance. 0:24:33.560 --> 0:24:36.720 He not only saw his health restored, but he came 0:24:36.720 --> 0:24:39.960 out with twice what he had before. A man told 0:24:39.960 --> 0:24:44.080 me recently how God had failed him. He prayed and believed, 0:24:44.680 --> 0:24:46.199 but his business didn't make it. 0:24:46.880 --> 0:24:50.359 He was judging his future on that one bad break. 0:24:51.040 --> 0:24:53.760 I told him what I'm telling you. God didn't fail you. 0:24:54.080 --> 0:24:57.280 That's just well number one room. Enough is up ahead. 0:24:57.640 --> 0:25:00.760 Abundance is in your future, but you'll ever see it 0:25:01.040 --> 0:25:02.320 if you stop where you are. 0:25:03.520 --> 0:25:06.560 Like him, you may have had some clogged up wells. 0:25:07.080 --> 0:25:08.160 He did the right thing. 0:25:08.600 --> 0:25:12.399 You worked hard, but you had a set back, a disappointment. 0:25:12.720 --> 0:25:16.920 God is saying, keep digging. Those clogged up wells are 0:25:16.960 --> 0:25:20.360 not the end. When we were trying to buy property 0:25:20.400 --> 0:25:23.879 for a new sanctuary, we found this large tract. 0:25:23.640 --> 0:25:24.919 Of land that we really liked. 0:25:25.160 --> 0:25:29.120 It seemed perfect. We were making plans. Then the owner 0:25:29.400 --> 0:25:32.320 sold it out from under us. He didn't keep his word. 0:25:32.880 --> 0:25:35.520 It was like he clogged up our well. I was 0:25:35.520 --> 0:25:39.359 so disappointed. A few months later, we found another large 0:25:39.359 --> 0:25:40.200 piece of property. 0:25:40.600 --> 0:25:42.159 It seemed better than the one before. 0:25:42.600 --> 0:25:45.399 We knew God was saving that for us, But the 0:25:45.480 --> 0:25:46.600 same thing happened. 0:25:46.840 --> 0:25:49.159 It was sold out from under us. It was like 0:25:49.200 --> 0:25:51.080 the enemy clogged up another well. 0:25:52.040 --> 0:25:54.800 We could have made a judgment based on those two 0:25:54.880 --> 0:25:59.440 bad breaks. Instead, we believed that God was still in control, 0:26:00.000 --> 0:26:01.720 but he was directing our steps. 0:26:01.840 --> 0:26:02.880 So we kept digging. 0:26:03.359 --> 0:26:06.879 We kept believing, thanking God that the right doors would open. 0:26:07.640 --> 0:26:11.159 Six months later we received word that this place, the 0:26:11.240 --> 0:26:13.840 former Compact Center, was coming available. 0:26:14.240 --> 0:26:15.879 Things begin to fall into place. 0:26:16.440 --> 0:26:19.280 Here we are today in room enough, in a wide 0:26:19.359 --> 0:26:23.880 open space, in an abundant place. The first two wells 0:26:23.880 --> 0:26:28.119 were discouraging, but Well number three was the charm. What 0:26:28.240 --> 0:26:30.480 am I saying? In God's will? 0:26:30.960 --> 0:26:32.600 You will have stopped up wells. 0:26:33.440 --> 0:26:36.600 You can't pray away all the opposition, pray away all 0:26:36.640 --> 0:26:39.040 the people that do you wrong. That's all a part 0:26:39.160 --> 0:26:42.199 of the process. You may have dug a well and 0:26:42.560 --> 0:26:45.639 it didn't work out. You dug another well and something 0:26:45.680 --> 0:26:47.879 clogged it up, a person walked away. 0:26:48.600 --> 0:26:51.359 Stay in faith. Well number three is coming. 0:26:51.960 --> 0:26:56.320 The third well is when opportunity freely flows. It's when 0:26:56.400 --> 0:26:59.440 good breaks chase you down. When the right people come 0:26:59.480 --> 0:27:02.440 looking for you, you Well number three is more than 0:27:02.480 --> 0:27:05.240 you can ask or think. It's where God will pay 0:27:05.320 --> 0:27:08.040 you back. He'll make up for those two wells that. 0:27:08.040 --> 0:27:08.840 Didn't work out. 0:27:09.600 --> 0:27:13.240 Now you may be at well number one, a difficult place. 0:27:13.720 --> 0:27:16.639 Maybe you're at well number two. Life hasn't made sense. 0:27:17.000 --> 0:27:21.520 My challenge is keep digging. Don't make a judgment based 0:27:21.600 --> 0:27:25.640 on that moment. That opposition was never sent to stop you. 0:27:26.080 --> 0:27:27.040 It was sent, like. 0:27:27.119 --> 0:27:30.840 David, to establish you. It's going to prove the anointing 0:27:31.000 --> 0:27:33.919 on your life. If you'll do this, I believe and 0:27:33.960 --> 0:27:37.480 declare you'll coming into room enough, to a place of 0:27:37.520 --> 0:27:42.080 an abundance, to health, wholeness, the fullness of your destiny 0:27:42.520 --> 0:27:45.520 in Jesus's name, if you receive it. Can you say 0:27:45.520 --> 0:27:49.640 a man today, I'd like to give you an opportunity 0:27:49.720 --> 0:27:52.399 to make Jesus the lord of your life. Would you 0:27:52.440 --> 0:27:57.159 pray with me? Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of 0:27:57.240 --> 0:28:01.920 my sins. Come into my heart. I'll make you my 0:28:02.080 --> 0:28:06.080 lord and savior. If you've prayed that simple prayer, we 0:28:06.200 --> 0:28:06.720 believe you. 0:28:06.680 --> 0:28:07.520 Got born again. 0:28:08.000 --> 0:28:11.639 Get in a good Bible based church. Keep God first place. 0:28:12.240 --> 0:28:14.119 Victoria and I will be right back to speak a 0:28:14.160 --> 0:28:15.080 blessing over you. 0:28:16.920 --> 0:28:19.360 As a thank you for your support of our ministry. 0:28:19.359 --> 0:28:21.919 This month, Joel and Victoria would like to send you 0:28:22.000 --> 0:28:25.680 Joel's new exclusive Many book collection, Gifts of God. 0:28:27.800 --> 0:28:29.280 What gifts do you need today? 0:28:29.640 --> 0:28:32.480 God offers you the gift of joy, the gift of peace, 0:28:32.880 --> 0:28:36.120 the gift of favor. When you learn to receive these gifts, 0:28:36.240 --> 0:28:39.680 you'll overcome obstacles and live the victorious life that belongs 0:28:39.720 --> 0:28:39.960 to you. 0:28:40.360 --> 0:28:43.600 God has already lined up everything you need to fulfill 0:28:43.680 --> 0:28:44.400 your destiny. 0:28:44.680 --> 0:28:48.160 Request this resource. You'll be encouraged as you discover the 0:28:48.200 --> 0:28:49.600 gifts God has for you. 0:28:50.520 --> 0:28:54.040 Request the exclusive Gifts of God Many Book collection plus 0:28:54.080 --> 0:28:57.440 the special digital download message today at Joe Lucien dot 0:28:57.440 --> 0:29:00.680 com or call eight eight eight and Joel. 0:29:02.840 --> 0:29:06.040 When we got our son's diagnosis with autism, our whole 0:29:06.080 --> 0:29:08.880 world changed. We weren't sure what to do, but it 0:29:08.920 --> 0:29:11.600 was Joel's message of hope that really carried us over 0:29:11.640 --> 0:29:14.560 our obstacles. We thank God for the ministry of Joel 0:29:14.560 --> 0:29:17.560 Ostein in everything that it meant to our fend. 0:29:18.040 --> 0:29:21.560 Thanks so much for partnering with our ministry. Your prayers, 0:29:21.760 --> 0:29:25.840 your support, your generosity. It's changing lives around the world. 0:29:26.280 --> 0:29:29.240 And special thank you to our Champion of Hope partners 0:29:29.280 --> 0:29:32.480 for all you do to make the ministry possible. Victoria 0:29:32.480 --> 0:29:34.880 and I pray for you and your family every day. 0:29:35.120 --> 0:29:39.960 We're believing for God's best, that you'll overcome obstacles, accomplish dreams, 0:29:40.040 --> 0:29:42.800 that God will take you where you never even dream. 0:29:43.200 --> 0:29:44.560 Till we meet again next. 0:29:44.360 --> 0:29:47.880 Week, know that you're blessed, you're prosperous, you're redeemed, You're 0:29:47.920 --> 0:29:58.200 a child of the Most High God. 0:30:00.880 --> 0:30:05.200 Be a barbecue hero with delicious ultralownet carb hero Bread 0:30:05.240 --> 0:30:08.480 buns and tortillas, soft and fluffy, high in fiber, and 0:30:08.560 --> 0:30:11.200 with zero grams of sugar, end up to ten grams 0:30:11.240 --> 0:30:14.200 of protein, coming in at under one hundred calories per serving. 0:30:14.440 --> 0:30:17.280 Oh and did I mention they taste like their mouthwatering 0:30:17.360 --> 0:30:21.240 traditional versions. It's enough to have the neighbors asking for seconds. 0:30:21.520 --> 0:30:24.560 Use code IHM ten for ten percent off your first 0:30:24.560 --> 0:30:28.120 hero Bread purchase at hero dot Co. That's quote IHM 0:30:28.200 --> 0:30:30.760 ten for ten percent off at hero dot Co. 0:30:31.440 --> 0:30:34.200 Enhance your child's reading journey with the Good and the 0:30:34.240 --> 0:30:37.800 Beautiful's Reading Booster program choose from three all in one 0:30:37.920 --> 0:30:41.600 kids for kindergarten, first or second grade at reading booster 0:30:41.760 --> 0:30:45.600 dot com. Each kit includes reading cards, books, and games 0:30:45.760 --> 0:30:49.320 designed to create fun ways to learn phonics, sight words, 0:30:49.360 --> 0:30:52.920 and vowel sounds. There's even a free, ad free app 0:30:52.960 --> 0:30:56.480 with additional games and KidSafe content. Bring home a love 0:30:56.520 --> 0:30:59.520 of learning with the good and the beautiful. Visit reading 0:30:59.520 --> 0:31:01.040 Booster Today. 0:31:01.800 --> 0:31:04.320 More than ever before, people are turning to the church 0:31:04.360 --> 0:31:08.080 for their mental health struggles. Unfortunately, the church has largely 0:31:08.160 --> 0:31:11.400 been ill equipped to health. That is, until now. Join 0:31:11.480 --> 0:31:14.560 nearly fifty thousand people just like you who've enrolled in 0:31:14.560 --> 0:31:17.720 the Mental Health Coach training program and become equipped to 0:31:17.800 --> 0:31:20.680 help for a limited time. Apply for a full tuition 0:31:20.760 --> 0:31:23.240 scholarship and only pay a one time tech fee of 0:31:23.280 --> 0:31:27.320 fifty four dollars if accepted. Apply now at mentalhealth coach 0:31:27.400 --> 0:31:30.800 dot org. Again, that's mentalhealth coach dot org.